We all scream for ice cream.

The family and I went to a local ice cream joint this week for what may be one of the last frozen flings of the season. I thought the sign was purty cool so I snapped this pic.

Oh-dee-oh.

In celebration of wordpress.com’s new Odeo capabilities I give you a Beck-Beastie Boys mash-up. Enjoy!

Whatever happened to Randall “Tex” Cobb?

I had the most random thought today during my long commute to work – whatever happened to Randall “Tex” Cobb?

You may remember Cobb as the Road Warrior’eque bounty hunter from Raising Arizona or the ‘Nam vet with the grenade around his neck from Uncommon Valor (two of my favorite flicks).

Before he was an actor he was a pretty successful pro boxer and kick boxer. As an actor he was in dozens of movies and TV shows during the 80’s and 90’s. Then – after a couple stints on Walker, Texas Ranger in 2001 – nothing.

I did some searching around about ol’ RTC and found out that he will be staring in a movie coming out in 2007. It will be good to have him back, but if you can’t wait that long for your RTC fix then check out the Randall “Tex” Cobb Tribute page or WikiP’s ode to the big guy.

It came to destroy the Earth.

This huge-mungus bug was clamped to the side of our townhouse.

I had to take a picture of it so being the wimp I am I sent my wife up on our deck railing to snap the close-up. If that thing moved you would have heard me screaming like a little girl two counties over.

Are you ready to get Lost?

The season premier of Lost is less than two weeks away. Here is the promo to get you properly siked …

The story of Never Dead Ned.

I just finished reading In the Company of Orges by A. Lee Martinez and it’s freakin’ awesome.

For someone who’s immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with alarming frequency–he just has the annoying habit of rising from the grave. But this soldier might be better dead than face his latest assignment.

Ogre Company is the legion’s dumping ground–a motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. That’s where Ned’s rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Company’s newly appointed commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevil pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblinesque orc.

Ned has only six months to whip the Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignment, but that’s not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found out why he keeps returning from dead, he has to do everything he can to stay alive.

You can tell that Martinez is a fan of the fantasy genre even though he pokes fun at many sword and sorcerer cliches (an evil wizard is actually allergic to magic). He also turns his sardonic eye towards the bureaucracy of large organizations (the army subcontracts with Hell for all accounting needs) and relationships (an Amazon warrior spends hours trying to find the right armor and weapon combination before a date).

It’s a first-rate story and quick read that is filled with lots of giggles, great monsters, and epic battles scenes (featuring equal parts giggles and great monsters). A must for Tolkien-heads, Dungeons & Dragons geeks, fantasy fanboys, or anybody looking for something completely different to read.

A trip to the zoo.

The photo in this edition of Favorite Flickr Foto Friday was actually taken by my wife. We saw these gators at a little road-side zoo we visited last weekend.

I was expecting the zoo to be much more P.T. Barnum’ish, but it actaully turned out to be kind of nice. I was a little  disappointed in some way, I suppose I was expecting a freak show. Check out more pics of our trip to the zoo.

Karma’s a bitch.

Here is a list of things my son has hit me in the family jewels with lately.

• A shoe (while wearing it)
• The Belly Button Book
• Winnie the Pooh
• A knee drop

I suppose this is my karmic comeuppance for laughing at all those America’s Funniest Shots to the Groin shows.

A pogo stick on steroids.

Ladies and gentleman I introduce to you the cause of your kid’s next trip to the emergency room.

I wonder how long my commute to work would be on one of these bad boys. Forget the Segway I could just bounce over people on the sidewalk.

Via Rejuvenile 

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Toys that poop and other fun.

I saw two commercials for kid’s toys this weekend that cracked me up. The commercials were so hilarious that I thought they may be a couple of misplaced Saturday Night Live skits.

The first commercial was for Barbie’s new pooping dog. That’s right her new dog poops, but don’t worry Ken wont step in it because the dog comes complete with a pooper scooper.

I have a dog and I know picking up poop is no fun. Parent’s save your cash, I will let your kids pick up my dog’s poo for free. They can even keep it when they’re done.

Next up was the Rocket Fishing Rod. This toy is actually kind of cool because it seems so dangerous. Basically it allows your kids to launch a fishing hook up to thirty feet. I may actually go fishing if I had one of these. The commercial was also wonderfully cheesy and you can watch it on the Rocket Fishing Rod site.

I wonder what kind of toys my son will be playing with five years from now? Maybe an actual fish harpoon or a my little doggy neutering kit.